The Age of Hell
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The Age of Hell is the sixth studio album by American metal band Chimaira
. The album was released on August 16, 2011. The album sold more than 7,000 copies in the United States
in its first week of release to debut at position No. 54 on the Billboard 200
chart. In an interview the band stated they've filmed a music video. On August 10th, 2011 the official video for "Year of the Snake" was released. The DVD that was released through a Hot Topic edition featured a 50 Minute interview with the new line up, no music videos were featured.
In the UK, the full album was given away as a free CD in the September 2011 issue of Metal Hammer
magazine.
Chimaira
Chimaira is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1998, the group is a notable member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology...
. The album was released on August 16, 2011. The album sold more than 7,000 copies in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in its first week of release to debut at position No. 54 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart. In an interview the band stated they've filmed a music video. On August 10th, 2011 the official video for "Year of the Snake" was released. The DVD that was released through a Hot Topic edition featured a 50 Minute interview with the new line up, no music videos were featured.
In the UK, the full album was given away as a free CD in the September 2011 issue of Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
magazine.
Track listing
Personnel
- Mark HunterMark Hunter (musician)Mark Hunter is the singer vocalist and one of the main songwriters for the heavy metal band Chimaira.-Chimaira:Hunter co-founded the band with original Chimaira guitarist Jason Hager...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
, samplesSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically... - Rob ArnoldRob ArnoldRob Arnold is a member and lead guitarist of the metal band Chimaira. In an interview with Roadrunner Records, he named Kirk Hammett, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman and Kerry King as being influential to his playing style...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(rhythm guitarist Matt DeVries, while still a member of the band, is not credited with having recorded on this album), bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Ben Schigel – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Tony Gammalo – bass guitar on "Beyond the Grave"
- Emil Werstler – additional guitar soloGuitar soloIn popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
on "Samsara", additional keyboards and samples - Phil Bozeman – additional vocals on "Born in Blood"
- Patrick Finegan, Lauren Dupont, Vincent DiFranco – additional keyboards and samples
- Kalam Muttalib – saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
on "Clockwork", additional keyboards and samples